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Chapter 9 | Contents | Chapter 11 I couldn’t turn on the lights. In this dark room, I wouldn’t be able to write anything even if I opened my notebook. Thus with my head on the pillow, I gazed up at the ceiling and started recalling the past again. How did the case of three […]

Chapter 8 | Contents | Chapter 10 On the morning of New Year’s Eve, Miyamuro-sensei of the Orthopedic Department conducted a medical examination. I had an X-ray taken for the first time since the surgery, and I was then asked to give a detailed description of any pain or unease that I felt. Of course,

Chapter 7 | Contents | Chapter 9 Since I’d been allowed to use a wheelchair with the condition of having the nurse’s assistance, Mabuchi-san’s rehabilitation menu changed. Up till now, I’d done stretches while lying on the bed, but today, the exercise of stretching and twisting my uninjured left leg while sitting on the side

Chapter 6 | Contents | Chapter 8 The pain in my chest was easing. Right after the accident, I’d been a little afraid to even draw a breath, but right now I can hold a conversation normally. The pain in my leg is still heavy and incessant, but it’s not unbearable with painkillers. When I

Chapter 5 | Contents | Chapter 7 The nurse with very short hair brought over breakfast for me. It was herring marinated in spicy vinegar sauce and a potato salad. By observing her every day, I came to understand that serving food was a race against time for her. The nurse swiftly, yet carefully set

Full Text Chapter 5 Part 1 | Contents | Chapter 5 Part 3 I couldn’t really say that it was a pleasant night. In the past, I’d exposed others’ secrets and extracted the truth from complicated situations. Drunk on how good that felt, I’d always hurled the truth out into the open while everyone else

Full Text Chapter 4 Part 1 | Contents | Chapter 4 Part 3 I’d decided on the contents of the conversation, but the problem was where to have it. Having it in school would be the most convenient, but both of us would definitely become reticent if I chose a bad location. On the other